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Judge Barrett has written that [[stare decisis]] or judicial precedent is not absolutely binding and can be overturned for solid reasons: “I tend to agree with those who say that a justice’s duty is to the Constitution and that it is thus more legitimate for her to enforce her best understanding of the Constitution rather than a precedent she thinks is clearly in conflict with it,” <ref>https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2291141</ref>

Judge Barrett has written that [[stare decisis]] or judicial precedent is not absolutely binding and can be overturned for solid reasons: “I tend to agree with those who say that a justice’s duty is to the Constitution and that it is thus more legitimate for her to enforce her best understanding of the Constitution rather than a precedent she thinks is clearly in conflict with it,” <ref>https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2291141</ref>

[[File:Amy Barrett and her husband Jesse.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Judge Amy Barrett and her husband Jesse]]

[[File:Amy Barrett and her husband Jesse.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Judge Amy Barrett and her husband Jesse]]

In a challenge to a broad shutdown order by [[Illinois]] [[Democrat]] Gov. J.B. Pritzker which prohibited gatherings of more than 50 people, Judge Barrett joined an opinion by [[liberal]] Judge Diane Wood which ruled against the state [[Republican Party]].<ref>http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2020/D09-03/C:20-2175:J:Wood:aut:T:fnOp:N:2574463:S:0</ref>  The effect of the shutdown order is to block energetic [[Trump]] rallies, while allowing [[BLM]] rallies.

In a challenge to a broad shutdown order by [[Illinois]] [[Democrat]] Gov. J.B. Pritzker which prohibited gatherings of more than 50 people, Judge Barrett joined an opinion by [[liberal]] Judge Diane Wood which ruled against the state [[Republican Party]].<ref>http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2020/D09-03/C:20-2175:J:Wood:aut:T:fnOp:N:2574463:S:0</ref>  The effect of the shutdown order is to block energetic [[Trump]] rallies, while allowing [[BLM]] rallies.